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Lyndsay was the CEO of pan-African solar company Fenix International, where she built a team of over 1,100 employees to deliver clean, affordable power to over 3 million people in Uganda, Zambia, Benin, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Mozambique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e011bca54bdb415860a251/d3da990e-3407-43d1-9c02-800544ec46e6/Equator+Venture+Morgan+DeFoort.jpeg Our team MORGAN DEFOORT Partner Morgan has a background in technology development and entrepreneurship with over two decades of experience working in emerging markets – predominantly India and East Africa. 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Biochar’s Next Growth Phase: From Carbon Credits to Scalable Climate Solution Biochar is gaining recognition as carbon removal’s ‘jack of all trades,’ thanks to its capacity to store carbon for centuries while improving soil health. Now, after years of pilot projects and cautious optimism, this charcoal-like material is moving from the margins toward market maturity — and investors are starting to take notice. Momentum is building as we speak, with 20x market growth anticipated for the biochar-based carbon credits market. By the last International Biochar Initiative count, the global biochar market was growing at an estimated 91% annual rate and projected to reach $3.3B revenue in 2025. Today, corporate buyers are increasingly signing offtake agreements, reflecting biochar’s growing reputation as a credible, IPCC-recognized carbon removal pathway with measurable co-benefits for soil and communities. Beyond sheer credibility, World Economic Forum research estimates biochar carbon removal can handle between 0.44–2.62 Gt CO2 removal yearly, covering up to 35% of CDR needs in climate stabilization scenarios. So, what exactly is this material, and what do investors need to know about it? 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We are searching for the next technologies and business model innovations focused on distributed renewables and carbon mitigation. These include ventures improving design, distribution and financing of productive use assets; innovating on battery tech, battery swap, storage and BMS/data management models; enabling next gen smart microgrids with improved demand response, load shifting and reduced O&M costs; finding better ways for diesel genset replacement; digitising the design and financing of energy systems at the microgrid, business and household levels; decentralizing, decarbonizing and democratizing the grid... and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e011bca54bdb415860a251/f06141a6-2a50-4de5-9cb4-1c4e6ed3020b/Equator+Venture+Capitalists+3+SSA+Africa.jpg Investment focus - Agriculture It's no secret that Africa is in desperate need of innovation to increase food systems' sustainability and improve farmers' yields, profitability and resilience. 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